Teaching drop in classes can be fun. You never know who you’re going to see in class, you start fresh every time & students can come and go as they please. However, teaching drop in classes also has it’s limitations; it’s hard to progress or build from week to week, or build a strong container as the students change from week to week. 

One alternative to teaching drop in classes is THE SERIES. A predetermined number of classes, held together by a strong theme in which students register in advance to attend the whole shebang. In today’s episode I speak with Lauren Enright - yoga teacher, doula, and coach who has successfully mastered the series model of teaching classes, and agreed to come on the show today to share how she did it. 

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

• How Lauren went from studying neuroscience to teaching highschool students to running a business as a doula & yoga teacher. 
• How Lauren built her confidence to promote herself and her work
• The magic of teaching a 6 week class series (vs. drop in classes)
• Why 6-8 weeks is the sweet spot for setting up your class series
• How working backwards, repetition & focusing on community can make your series a massive success
• Lauren’s daily routine + how she stays balanced as a mom, wife, teacher, doula, coach & business owner

👉  Get Laurens resource guide to develop & teach your own 6 week series www.breathewithlauren.com/yogateachers

FIND LAUREN

• Lauren’s Website
• Lauren’s Instagram

FIND CORA

• Cora’s Website
• Cora’s Newsletter

For links & resources mentioned in this episode go to www.corageroux.com/episode105

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Episode Description:

I’m always doing rituals. Before my morning practice. Before I see clients, teach a class or record an interview. Bigger events get bigger rituals. And to be honest, I’ve never given it much thought, except for the fact that it’s something I like to do, and so I do it. However, when today's guest, Mara Branscombe, reached out to me to talk about her new book, Ritual As Remedy, I was intrigued. 

ABOUT MARA

Mara Branscombe is a mother, writer, yogi, artist, teacher, mindfulness leader, ceremonialist and spiritual coach. She is the author of “Ritual As Remedy: Embodied Practices For Soul Care.”  Mara is passionate about weaving the art of mindfulness, self-care, creativity, mind–body practices, and earth-based rituals into her life and work, and she has been leading community ceremony since 2000. An adventurous spirit, Mara has sailed across the Atlantic Ocean, trekked across the Himalayas, studied yoga in India, planted trees in Canada’s north, lived off the grid in a remote cabin in the woods, worked as a Waldorf (Steiner School) teacher, and then found her passion for dance and choreography. All the while yoga, meditation, mysticism and ritual have been at the heart of Mara’s journey. Her trainings in the Incan Shaman lineage and the Pagan tradition have greatly inspired her life’s work of earth-based, ceremonial, intentional, and heart-centered living and loving. Mara currently lives in Vancouver, Canada with her husband and two daughters. 

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

• Mara’s morning ritual & what a typical work day looks like
• What makes something a ritual
• Soul care vs. self care
• The benefits of ritual - what’s the point?
• Why letting go of the outcome is an essential part of the creative process of life
• Why Mara needed to commit to self-publishing her book, before she found a publisher
• How to trust your own intuition, and a story about firewood
• Why creating one small thing every day for a month can create magic
• Mara’s best advice for folks who are stepping out on their own as entrepreneurs for the first time

FIND MARA BRANSCOMBE

• Mara’s Website
• Mara’s Book
• The Ritual As Remedy Book Club
• Mara’s Instagram

FIND CORA

• Cora’s Website
• Cora’s Newsletter
• Kajabi For Yoga Teachers

For links & resources mentioned in this episode go to www.corageroux.com/episode103

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If you’ve ever asked yourself “what the heck am I doing with my life?” or have been feeling confused, stuck, unmoored or like the path ahead of you feels murky and unclear - this episode is for you. My guest today, Kaya Mindlin is a true guide on the yogic journey, steeped in embodied wisdom, genuine tradition and good will. 

ABOUT KAYA

Sought-after Yoga Educator, Kaya Mindlin has been teaching yoga for 21 years, teaching teachers for 12 years. Dedicated students, seekers and teachers from around the world resonate with her technical acumen, mothering bhava and ability to thread transformational teaching and gentle practice together in a meaningful and personal way.

With thousands of hours of tutelage with masters in the Yoga tradition and the explicit blessing of her teachers to teach others, Kaya integrates the full-spectrum of the Vedic tradition in her work. This includes Supreme Release Yoga, Vedanta, Tantra, Storytelling, Ayurveda, Vedic Astrology, Vastu {Vedic Design} and Sanskrit. She offers teachings and practices that reveal the body and life itself as a vehicle for spiritual awakening. 

Kaya’s committed to upholding yoga from its own viewpoint, thanks to the benefit of her studies with brilliant teachers. Her primary two lineages extend from Gurus Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati & Krishan Mantri both of whom she was lucky to study and receive blessings from directly. Additional teachers Dr. Sarita Shrestha, Dr. Vasant Lad, Hart deFouw, Rama Berch, Gitte Bechsgaard, and Swami Tattvavidananda. She lives in the Pacific Northwest of the US with her husband, Vedic Astrologer Michael Manzella and their children.

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

• Kaya’s daily routine integrating work, family & spiritual life
• A definition of Dharma
• How you know what your duty actually is
• How to live in alignment with cosmic order
• What to do when you don’t know what to do
• How two people can make very different choices, and still be in alignment
• Why it’s hard to know if what someone else is doing is actually dharmic
• How Kaya comes up with the inspiration for her offerings (hint, it’s not by what’s trending on Tiktok)
• Kaya’s best advice for new yoga business owners (that I wish I listened to when I was just starting out)

FIND KAYA MINDLIN

• Kaya’s Website
• Kaya’s Instagram

FIND CORA

• Cora’s Website
• Cora’s Newsletter
• Kajabi For Yoga Teachers

For links & resources mentioned in this episode go to www.corageroux.com/episode102

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To niche or not to niche, that is the question. Spoiler alert, the answer is most definitely yes, niche. But, if you’ve been listening to this podcast I bet you already knew that right? In this episode Nyk Danu shares a plethora of practical skills to help you understand what niching can do for your business as a yoga teacher, and how to do it. 

ABOUT NYK DANU

Nyk teaches therapeutic yoga to MisFits. Gen Xers (and sometimes Y) who don’t feel at home in mainstream Yoga circles: the rebels, underdogs, introverts, geeks, and bookworms - and she has a butt load of training and education (check her certs page on her website if you want the deets). As a Yoga Therapist, Nyk’s specialty is helping people with Back Pain and Anxiety. Nyk also leads a 60 HR Online, Yin Yoga Teacher Training - and I believe has one coming up in the next few months, so if you’re keen to learn more make sure to check out her website.

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

• Why your niche isn’t the style of yoga you teach
• The 3 elements that make up your niche
• Nyk’s answer to the question “Is it ever too early to niche?”
• Powerful questions to help you uncover your niche right now
• Why demographics are the least important part of your niche
• Why getting out of your head and into your heart might just be the key to finding your perfect niche
• How you can get super specific with your niche, while still being inclusive
• Why your deepest wounds are often your truest niche
• Nyk’s thoughts on if / when you can successfully have more than one niche

FIND NYK DANU

• Nyk’s Instagram
• Nyk’s Website

FIND CORA

• Cora’s Website
• Cora’s Newsletter

For links & resources mentioned in this episode go to www.corageroux.com/episode101

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We made it to Episode 100! 🎉  and it's my most personal, vulnerable episode ever.

In this solo episode I share:

What happened during my personal 🌘  dark-night-of-the-soul 🌒  earlier this year
How said "dark night" changed everything about my life & business
The 6 new "Rules" I now live by when it comes to running my business

+ How you can join us in the last intake of Lost-to-Launch for 2022

👉  Learn More About Lost-to-Launch
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Did 2020 put an end to your lifelong dream of teaching yoga while you travel the world? Well never fear, Annie Dunhof is here! Annie is the founder of Engaunite, an English teacher, yoga teacher and teacher trainer for multilingual yogis who want to manifest their dream careers in the world of yoga and wellness. Annie has helped hundreds of English learners and yoga teachers find their voices and build the foundations of their teaching careers. Annie is also the

host of the International Yoga Teachers Summit which takes place from August 19th - 22nd 2022. 

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

• Annie's thoughts on how the teaching & travel landscape has changed since the pandemic
• How to get opportunities to teach at hotels & retreat centers while you’re traveling
• Annie’s top destinations for great teaching opportunities
• What it looks like to travel and teach in Mexico
• The best ways to find opportunities as a new teacher
• How insurance and certification work across countries
• The best countries to travel to and teach if you only speak English

FIND ANNIE DUNHOF

• Annie’s Instagram
• Annie’s Website
• The International Yoga Teachers Summit

FIND CORA

• Cora’s Website
• Cora’s Newsletter

For links & resources mentioned in this episode go to www.corageroux.com/episode99

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Wow. I try not to pick favourites, but right now, I just can’t help it. My conversation with Acyuta-bhava Das is hands down, one of my all-time favourite podcast interviews I’ve ever done. Perhaps it’s because of the timely nature of the topics we cover for me personally, or Acyuta’s refreshing level of devotion to his craft, I walked away from this conversation with a spring in my step for days. 

If you’ve ever let your fear of the mob keep you from putting yourself out there, feel disenfranchised with running a business or simply want to know how Acyuta puts out a new video on youtube 5 days a week, then buckle up and join us for the ride. 

ABOUT ACYUTA-BHAVA DAS

Acyuta-bhava is an astrologer, author and yoga instructor. Through his work he blends ancient and modern approaches to astrology, alongside a committed spiritual practice, to help people like you deepen their understanding of life, self, divinity, and destiny within the context of everyday life. As you’ll hear me say in the interview, Acyuta’s practice is booked out over a year in advance, he runs first & second year astrology trainings, and his youtube channel has nearly 50k subscribers. 

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

• Acyuta’s daily workday routine
• How Acyuta stays inspired to create content 5 days a week on Youtube
• The role devotion, trust & faith play in Acyuta’s business
• Why Acyuta doesn’t share his personal political beliefs on his channel
• How Acyuta handles it when peeps rock up in his DM’s accusing him of spiritual bypassing
• Sacred anxiety - what it is, and why it’s useful
• Acyuta’s best advice for someone who is just starting out in business
• What it’s like to see famous clients as an astrologer
• A personal remedy for staying out of the culture wars
• The Kali Yuga - our current age of quarrel and hypocrisy 

FIND ACYUTA-BHAVA DAS

• The Nightlight Astrology Website
• Nightlight Astrology Youtube Channel
• Acyuta on Instagram

FIND CORA

• Cora’s Website
• Cora’s Instagram

For links & resources mentioned in this episode go to www.corageroux.com/episode97

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In this episode, I share how I switched over to Kajabi and actually ended up saving money each month while upgrading to an easier, smoother system that's better for me, my students & clients. You'll also hear my top 7 reasons that I think Kajabi could be a great fit for you and your business.

LINKS:

• Kajabi for yoga teachers
• Get 3 months of Kajabi for $99 (affiliate link - valid in August 2022 only)

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3 unexpected ways to increase your confidence as a yoga teacher so that you can move past imposter syndrome and be your best as a business owner. If you’ve been asking yourself how to be more confident as a yoga teacher, or your feelings of imposter syndrome are holding you back from showing up authentically on social media, or for your business this episode will help you break free!

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👉 LINKS:

• Lost-to-Launch (Business 101 Course For Yoga Teachers) 🚀
• Watch this content on Youtube
• Read this content on my blog

👉 SOCIAL MEDIA:

Instagram @corageroux

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Until next week, 

Lots of love, 

Cora

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Have you ever asked yourself “If I give away all this free content, why would anyone pay me?” or perhaps you’ve pondered, “What type of content should be free, and what types of content should be paid?”

If so, you’re not alone. Those questions are some of the most common ones I get from my business coaching clients and LTL students. And I get it. Creating content takes a lot of time, effort and energy - all of which as a small business owner, we need to be smart about allocating.

In this episodeI share:

• The 4 types of content you should give away for free
• The 5 things you should probably be charging for and
• The reason you should create free content in the first place

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👉 LINKS:

• Lost-to-Launch (Business 101 Course For Yoga Teachers) 🚀
• Watch this content on Youtube
• Read this content on my blog

👉 SOCIAL MEDIA:

Instagram @corageroux

⚡️ Leave a review on iTunes for your chance to win an "It's A Practice" Tote-bag

Until next week, 

Lots of love, 

Cora

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